School Funding in Australia – An Overview

Maurie Mulheron speaks with economist Adam Rorris on his research into the public funding of schools and the Schooling Resource Standard. Adam Rorris has undertaken costings of education systems, developed financing strategies and education resourcing policies for governments and agencies across Asia, the Pacific and northern Africa. He has worked with UNICEF, UNESCO, the World Bank and other international agencies on all levels of education provision from pre-school to higher education.

As Manager of the Schools Resourcing Taskforce in Australia, he advised Commonwealth and state ministers of education on resourcing needs and policies for public and private schools. Adam was the lead author of the research paper on funding for disadvantaged students commissioned by the Gonski review into school funding.

See his report on this topic here.

Adam Rorris's presentation School Funding in Australia - Overview and Roadmap